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F. C. HANNAHS.

BACK FOR GRIBS.

Patented Nov. 26, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRED O. HANNAHS, OF KENOSHA, IVISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHNSONA. JACKSON, OF SAME PLACE.

RACK FOR CRIBS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 416,102, dated November26, 1889. Application filed February 19, 1889. Serial No. 300,443- (Nomodel.)

To" all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRED C. I-IANNAHS, of Kenosha, in the county ofKenosha and State of \Visconsin, have invented new .and usefulImprovements in Racks for Cribs; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of said invention, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters or figures ofreference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

My invention relates to a rack for that 'class of cribs commonly usedfor beds for children, and the rack is adapted for use to increase theheight of the railing about a portion of the crib, and is so constructedthat it may be neatly and compactly folded down, and thus effectuallyput out of the way when not needed as a guard above the railing of thecrib.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a crib with myimproved rack attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a section of the frame andrail of the crib and of my rack, showing the method of a1 taching it tothe crib. Fig. 3 illustrates the method of folding the rack down withinthe railing of the crib and its position when so folded. Fig. 4 isavertical cross-section of one side of my improved rack and the rail ofthe crib on line 3 y of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail.

The same letters refer to like parts in all the views.

The frame of the crib, consisting of the side rails A A and end pieces BB, is pro-. vided with a woven-wire-mattress bottom and is supported bylegs. A rail 0 about the crib is supported upon and above the rails A Aand end pieces B B by a series of spindles D D. Two bars or rails E E ateach side of the crib, one above the other and connected together at oneend by the two rods or rails F F, are supported upon the crib by meansof the uprights G G, two on each side. The rails E E are each securedpivotally to the uprights G G, preferably by means of bolts or pins H H,and these uprights at their lower ends are each secured pivotally andadjustably to a bracket M by means of the headed bolt or screw K,passing through a slot 1 in the upright G and fixed in the bracket M.The uprights G G are also pro- I vided with reversely-turned lugs L Lintegral therewith, forming clasps adapted to receive and fit upon thebody of the brackets M M and to slide above and be released from thebracket when the upri ht is elevated as high as permitted by the pin Kin the slot 1.

The brackets M M are secured at their respective ends to the rails ofthe crib A and O, and are so formed that the main or body part of eachis vertical and somewhat wider than its extreme upper end, whereby thelugs or clasps L Lare adapted to fit upon and slide off of the upper endof the body partof thebracket. It will be understood that by means ofthis construction the uprights G G may be placed in the verticalposition shown in Fig. 1, with their lower ends secured to therespective brackets M M by means of the headed bolts K K, and will besecured in this upright position by the clasps L L, sliding down uponand engaging the brackets M M,

and when the uprights are so held the rails E E are at a distance apartone above the other and above and a little inside of the rails O O, andthat by slightly raising the uprights G G, as permitted by the headedbolts K K in slots I I, the clasps L L will be raised above the bodiesof the brackets M M and will be released therefrom, whereby theuprights. may be tilted over and the rails E E brought down close withinand alongside of the rails C O in the position shown in Fig. 3.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In combination with a crib, a collapsible rack located above the crib,consisting of longitudinal side rails E E, end rails F F, severallyaffixed to and connecting the side rails at one end, uprights G G,pivoted to the side rails E E and provided with clasps L L and slots II, brackets M M, secured to the rails of the crib, and headed bolts K K,securing the uprights G G movably to the brackets M M, the clasps L Lbeing adapted to engage with the brackets M M, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRED O. IIANNAHS.

iVitnesses: Y

J AMES OAVANAGH,

PETER FISHER.

